José Carreras

José Carreras

Josep Maria Carreras Coll (Catalan: [ʒuˈzɛb məˈɾi.ə kəˈreɾəs ˈkɔʎ]; born 5 December 1946), better known as José Carreras (, Spanish: [xoˈse kaˈreɾas]), is a Spanish operatic tenor who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini. Born in Barcelona, he made his debut on the operatic stage at 11 as Trujamán in Manuel de Falla's El retablo de Maese Pedro, and went on to a career that encompassed over 60 roles, performing in the world's leading opera houses and on numerous recordings. He gained fame with a wider audience as one of the Three Tenors, with Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, in a series of large concerts from 1990 to 2003. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Carreras has received more than 1,842,386 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 62 in 2019). José Carreras is the 50th most popular singer (up from 60th in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Spain (up from 107th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Singer.

José Carreras is most famous for being a Spanish tenor who was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 16 and underwent a successful bone marrow transplant from his sister.